Praying Mantis eggcase at Flat River

Bellwort (pre-bloom) at Flat River in Durham

Corydalis at Flat River in Durham

Mayapple at Flat River in Durham

Some mixed in with False Rue Anenome and Dutchman's Breeches.

Trout Lily at Flat River

Puttyroot at Flat River in Durham

Dutchman's Breeches at Flat River in Durham

Bamboo forest

Ain't native to Willie Duke's Bluff, but it's there.

Dutchman's breeches at Willie Duke's Bluff

Have to love a plant named after pants.

Cutleaf toothwort at Willie's Bluff and Poet's Walk

Saxifrage at Willie Duke's Bluff

Willie Duke's Bluff

False Rue-Anenome

Willie Duke's Bluff in Durham

Bloodroot

An abundance of bloodroot found near Willie Duke's Bluff in Durham.

Emerging Mayapple

Cranefly orchid (tipularia discolor)

The orchid blooms later in the summer, but I love its purple leaf during the wintertime. This one is in my yard in Hillsborough. Will Cook says that you tip the leaf and it's purple underneath. It's an excellent way to remember "tipularia"!

Spicebush beginning to bloom

Star Magnolia on Old NC 10 in Hillsborough

I've always admired this early-blooming shrub outside the Unitarian Universalist church about a half mile from our house.

Rattlesnake orchid at Pump Station Trail

Steven uncovered this spectacularly-veined plant underneath some wet leaves.

Eastern Spring Beauty. Spring has arrived!

Poet's Walk, Hillsborough

Trout Lilies at Poet's Walk in Hillsborough